Honestly, I believe that tire makers have shifted more towards a summer tire formulation for their so-called all season tires in order to generate demand for winter tires - and possibly to improve fuel economy for automakers and tire life for bragging rights. I too can remember when all seasons were all you needed in southern Ontario, but today's all-seasons aren't the same at all. I put snows on steelies and keep the all-seasons on alloys, and just do the changeover myself...at least keeping my alloys from corroding and extending the life of my tires might make it worthwhile.
In our culture obsessed with absurd excess, the Nissan Micra is my counterculture car of choice.
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View my fuel log 2015 Micra SV manual: 6.4 L/100 km ... 44.3 mpg (Imp) ... 15.7 km/L ... 36.9 mpg (US) ...